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One community so far: Butte. Got one we're missing?
Gone, Not Forgotten · Butte · '70s
Butte's amusement park never charged admission. It opened in 1899, closed on Labor Day 1973, and burned that November. People are still talking about the swings.
Then & Now · Butte · '20s
The M&M burned and reopened next door. Matt's Place went dark and came back on Placer. Pekin closed in 2026 and stayed closed. That's Butte, then and now.
Gone, Not Forgotten · Butte · '20s
Since 1911, the best seats in Uptown Butte were up a flight of stairs. Pekin Noodle Parlor, often called the country's oldest family-owned Chinese restaurant, served its last noodles in April 2026.
You're Old School Montana if... you got the tandem swings at Columbia Gardens going so high your mother couldn't watch
You're Old School Montana if... spring didn't count until the drive-in west of town opened for the season
You're Old School Montana if... you can still smell the popcorn from the one-screen theater downtown
Still Kicking
A hotel that's still a hotel. In Uptown Butte, that counts.
Somehow Still Here
An empty drive-in is a sad thing. This one's not empty.
Somehow Still Here
After 130-some years, it moved exactly as far as it had to.
Still Kicking
Five miles an hour. Pick a side and stick with it.
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